In Hail Anna!, in July of 1531, King Henry rode off to Woodstock bidding his wife goodbye. Henry would never see Catherine again. The Queen was taken from the King's court into seclusion in one of his more distant palaces at Hertford Castle and later to Ampthill in Bedfordshire. After Queen Catherine's banishment, King Henry began attempting to get leaders throughout Europe, as well as his own country, to become used to thinking of Anne Boleyn as his consort. King Henry even took Anne Boleyn to a visit with the French king, Francois.

Anne Boleyn became pregnant sometime in the end of 1532, possibly in the early part of December. This added urgency to the King's need to get a divorce. Anne and...